A. Epigram → (III) A short poem with a witty turn of thought or a wittily condensed expression in prose.
An epigram is a brief, clever, and memorable statement or poem that often contains a satirical or witty remark.
Example: "I can resist everything except temptation." – Oscar Wilde
B. Epigone → (I) An inferior or derivative follower of a more distinguished writer.
An epigone is someone who imitates or follows in the footsteps of a more distinguished predecessor, usually in an inferior way.
Example: Many believe James Macpherson was an epigone of Homer, as his Ossianic poems were seen as imitations of Homeric epic poetry, but lacked the same genius.
C. Diegesis → (IV) A term used in modern narratology to designate the narrated events as a level distinct from that of the narration.
Diegesis refers to the narrative or the world within the story, distinct from the act of storytelling or narration itself.
Example: In Homer’s Iliad, the diegesis is the events of the Trojan War and the battles between the Greeks and Trojans, while Homer, as the narrator, presents these events from outside the diegetic world.
D. Elision → (II) The slurring or suppression of a vowel sound or syllable.
Elision is the omission or suppression of a vowel sound, often for the sake of meter in poetry or fluidity in speech.
Example: "Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame." – Shakespeare, Sonnet 129
Here, Shakespeare uses elision by omitting the vowel in "The" to maintain the meter of the line.
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